What’s in it for them?

Few of the pundits who regularly appear in the financial media have anything at stake. Their job isn’t so much to make accurate forecasts as to generate activity. So it’s in their interests to get people trading. This writer suggests if you must watch this stuff, do so purely for its entertainment value: http://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/2015/06/06/how-ignoring-stock-market-forecasts-will-make-you-a-better-investor/